Iceland is amazing don’t put off taking a visit!

Iceland | Sep 19 - Sep 27, 2025

We had a fantastic time exploring Iceland! Starting off at the Blue Lagoon was a great idea, from there we explored Reykjavik (parking and restrooms were a bit of a challenge), the city is a fun mix of new and old with great street art.
I felt like I was driving in a video game as we traveled from one beautiful site to another. My favorite waterfall is a toss up between the Gullfoss and Seljalandsfoss (these were very crowded with bus tours).
The Katla Ice Cave adventure was a blast! We had the best tour guide, Alex, he was full of information and entertaining for all.
We also took a boat tour of the JÖKULSÁRLÓN GLACIER LAGOON, we had never seen anything like this, it was spectacular! We arrived at high tide for the diamond beach but it was still very beautiful.
In Húsavík we all went for a whale watching trip, we saw a humpback whale, this was also very fun.
We had great meals throughout the week we all tried some new things and really enjoyed the hospitality of all of the restaurants we visited.
The hotels were also great, my favorite was the Hrafnavellir Guest House. The owner and host was wonderful, she served the best breakfast as she is also the chef. The single unit cabins are beautiful and offer great views of the mountains and sheep, just wonderful!
We hope to return and explore again, we would like to see some things that are not so “touristy” and less crowded. Thank you Gudmundur Oli for guiding us on our adventure.

Hotel Reviews

CenterHotel Klopp

Reykjavík

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Hotel Gullfoss

Tungufell

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Hotel Katla by Keahotels

Vík

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Hrafnavellir Guest House

Hornafjörður (Hofn)

Private, clean, comfortable, beautiful property with an amazing hostess/owner. My favorite accommodations, also had the best breakfast!

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Hotel Hallormsstadur

Egilsstadir

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Húsavík Cape Hotel

Húsavík

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While the rooms were clean, the towels were small and worn, the shower water was difficult to control, switching from hot to cold randomly. I would stay here again though as the central town location made up for any small inconvenience.

Hotel Bifrost

Borgarnes

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Activity Reviews

Glacier Ice Cave Experience

Iceland

We had the best tour guide, Alex, he truly made this a once in a life time experience! Alex was knowledgeable, courteous and entertaining to all of the people on the small group tour.

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Ford van was a little tired, but cool…

Whale Watching Experience by Traditional Boat

Iceland

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